This fig tree has heard what happens when you don’t give a fig. Jesus is about to pass by. And we all know how judgmental and vindictive Jesus is. The story of Jesus cursing the fig tree was literarily placed just before the temple cleansing to illustrate that the temple cult had failed. So here’s where we the church can learn a lesson: Many people I talk to, practically every day, have experienced judgmentalism within the church. Some of it... Read more
Look at all the people who would love to gather with others into the church! But it was made impossible for them to do so. I know many people, online and locally, who would love to gather with others. So many have given up. This cartoon reminisces Jesus on the brow of the hill near the end of his life weeping over Jerusalem (Matthew 23:37). The saga continues. Buy a print of this cartoon. Someone recently told me, “My 2... Read more
If you met a few people every day who had flesh-eating disease, wouldn’t you think there was an epidemic? I meet new people every day who have left the church for various reasons. I don’t know why this happens to me, but it does. Like today, I met people who told me they had left the church years ago. It was their choice, but they felt compelled to do so. They would have preferred to stay, but they experienced the... Read more
I have a lot of books yet to read. I have a lot of books yet to write. Buy the original drawing. Buy a print of this cartoon. Someone just emailed me yesterday and said, “My dad has received your 101 book. He is 80. He loves it… as i knew he would!” “Nakedpastor101: Cartoons by David Hayward“, from amazon.com, amazon.ca, amazon.de. Great for laughs and serious discussion! Read more
Ya I’ve worn them. Ya I’ve issued them. I hope that’s all a thing of the past for me. Willful blindness is on the move! Just the other day someone told me he preferred it because reality is just too confusing, disturbing and faith-rattling. It’s pandemic. I’m sorry, but this is going to hurt: there comes a time when we simply must cast off our blinders. Someone just emailed me yesterday and said, “My dad has received your 101 book.... Read more
This is my latest in my series of Sophia drawings… the story of a courageous young woman’s journey towards her independence and wisdom. The shark is one of Sophia’s deepest fears. It’s so deep she doesn’t understand it. So she’s decided to go after it with a lasso. I have no idea what she’s going to do with it once she catches it. But she intends to conquer her fear. Buy the original drawing. Buy a fine art print of... Read more
We all have darkness. We all have light. These two wrestle against one another, as Paul so eloquently describes in Romans 7. What do we do? Like Paul, we admit we have a dark side (humility). Then we acknowledge that it is a permanent part of our lives (not denial). Then we say to our perpetually chatting dark side, “Thanks for sharing!” and get on with walking in the light (life). Buy a fine art print of this cartoon. Buy... Read more
Some of us want to walk into blessing before we realize we’ve already been walking out of it. We wish we were blessed and don’t realize that we are already walking in blessing. I want my primary attitude to be gratitude. Buy fine art prints of my cartoons. I have a book full of cartoons like this one. “Nakedpastor101: Cartoons by David Hayward“, from amazon.com, amazon.ca, amazon.de. Great for laughs and serious discussion! Read more
As a young pastor I tried to maintain control of the congregation and each person in it. It was not only a violation of the pastoral calling, but it was a violation of their humanity, their liberty and their own spiritual path. It was a disaster. I think, like this cartoon, entanglement was involved. Then I became a parent. Then I started to really mature. Then I began to try to understand myself, others and human nature in general. I... Read more
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